Nothing in this world is easy. This is a lesson that is learned through a constant progression towards some ultimate goal in life that we all call our own. At times it is hardly understandable and I have fallen victim to its fashions on multiple occasions. Whether it be some odd form of bad luck tossed into the barrel or a stubbed toe in the morning these situations will come at you in full force and will take effect at the worst possible times. It is like some form of higher being has decided to split the sky open to peer down on you, poking you with a celestial finger, prying you into different paths like a kid kicking around an ant on a sidewalk. Sometimes they will come on strong and for extended periods of time.
You wake up in the morning for work. News from the night before had dragged you down into a deep dark visceral state of mind and nothing about the day feels good. You take a shower hoping that things may look up as you repeat in your head every situation possible that could go wrong or right during the day. You imagine different possible conversations you will be having throughout your work day with the people you must see and the people you know you want to avoid. You may not even want to speak at all. You stare at your bed as if it were subliminally forcing you to jump back in. It laughs at you. Now the work day is the only vice calling out your name aside from the time on the clock of course. You know the bus ride like the taste of stale coffee. It will take a maximum of 30 minutes if you are lucky. Work begins at 8:00am and the clock read 7:35am... The forces keep pushing.
All bundled in a scarf, hat, and coat to bare the harshness of the winter outside you leave your apartment or home to wait for the bus and of course, it comes 5 minutes late. Destiny has run its course on you. You know you are late for work. On the bus you think of nothing but escaping, running to somewhere far from all of this routine. The flames that have been riding your back for the past few days have almost become noticeable to the public eye and finally you show up to work.
Your day has been sized up. 2 breaks, 1 Lunch, and a couple of periods with nothing to do in between work. Your friends or acquaintances positioned all around you but not even they can help you today. They know your having a bad day. You have decided to plaster it all over your face. A form of self defence shield against anything else that may go wrong during the process of the day. They know it and so do you.
One approaches you. He is one of your best friends and you have known him for a long period of time. This man has seen you through thick and thin, at your worst and greatest. He approaches you with a smile, does not even ask you what is wrong, and because of this you already feel a bit better. Now the rest of your day runs smooth and uninterrupted. You finish the day of work, bus back home and fall asleep knowing that the next day couldn't be near as bad as the last. You shut your eyes and dream.
Its the act of peering over the fence that we all need to partake in little bit more or maybe just forgetting about the fence altogether. You may be having a bad day or it may have been a complete disaster but who really wants to spend life moping around every day? Negativity is a product of the mind. The grass is always greener on the other side and roses always feel brighter after a rainfall. Remember there is always something to spread a smile over.
